ankel

ankel

1. alternative form of ancle

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural ankler, definite plural anklene)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

• “ankel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• okla, okle f or n

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel, from Norwegian Bokmål ankel.

• IPA^(key): /²ɑŋ.kəl/

ankel m (definite singular ankelen, indefinite plural anklar, definite plural anklane)

1. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

• “ankel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Middle Low German ankel, enkel.

ankel c

1. (anatomy) a malleolus (on either side of the ankle joint)

   Synonym: fotknöl

2. (anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)

   Synonym: vrist

• ankel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Svensk MeSH
• ankel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• alken, enkla, kanel, laken

From English uncle.

ankel

1. paternal uncle (father of one's brother)